• Vinnie's Voice Podcast: Regional Housing Rehabilitation Program
    Mar 7 2024

    Vinnie's Voice Podcast is a service-based podcast focusing on St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County and our community partners as we work together to improve the lives of our neighbors. We're joined today by Andy Clay who is the program manager for the Regional Housing Repair Program (RHRP) which seeks to provide support for residents needing to make quality of life improvements to their homes. RHRP exists to prolong the life of aging housing stock and keeping residents housed.

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    15 mins
  • Vinnie's Voice Podcast: Resident Services
    Nov 21 2023

    Vinnie's Voice Podcast is a service-based podcast focusing on St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County and our community partners as we work together to improve the lives of our neighbors. We're joined today by Kathy Isaksen who directs St. Vincent de Paul's Resident Services. We're learning all about what Resident Services is and what it does for those living in our affordable housing programs.

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    25 mins
  • Vinnie's Voice Podcast: HOPE on the Horizon
    Sep 20 2023
    Vinnie's Voice Podcast is a service-based podcast focusing on St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County and our community partners as we work together to improve the lives of our neighbors. In this episode we are joined by Brent Heller who is the Director of Business Development at St. Vincent de Paul. He's also the project lead for the in-development HOPE Community Corporation. HOPE is a brand-new nonprofit started with support from St. Vincent de Paul and the state of Oregon. Based out of a remodel abandoned steel plant on Garfield Street in Eugene, HOPE Factory's goal is to provide affordable, high quality, and energy efficient housing to individuals and communities in need.But starting a housing factory isn't as easy as it might sound. Brent talks us through the process of getting the HOPE factory off the ground, the challenges they've faced, and the many ways this initiative will make a difference in the community. LEARN MORE ABOUT HOPE: Hope Community Corporation Announcement (svdp.us)
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    23 mins
  • Vinnie's Voice Podcast: More Than a Thrift Store
    Sep 13 2023

    Vinnie's Voice Podcast is a service-based podcast focusing on St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County and our community partners as we work together to improve the lives of our neighbors. In this episode we are joined by SVdP's Executive Director Terry McDonald and SVdP's Deputy Director Bethany Cartledge. Terry takes on a trip through time as we learn about how St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County grew from a single humble salvage bureau in Eugene, Oregon to one of Oregon's largest nonprofits and the largest chapter of St. Vincent de Paul in the country!

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    26 mins
  • Vinnie's Voice Podcast Service after Service
    Feb 24 2023

    Welcome to the Vinnie's Voice Podcast. A service-based podcast highlighting the work of St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County Oregon and our partners as we work together to help as many people as we can from all walks of life. In today's episode we're joined by Melvin Niles with Supported Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) as well as Jason Dougherty with Veteran's Legacy as we discuss the transition from military service to supporting fellow veterans on their path to stability. Also joining us this episode is Zach Goodenough and Pati Twombly (SSVF) and Stephanie McLaughlin with Take Five.

    You can learn more about St. Vincent de Paul and SSVF by visiting our website: Veteran Services | Housing Support | St. Vincent de Paul (svdp.us)

    Learn more about Veteran's Legacy: Veterans Legacy - Home (veteranslegacyoregon.org)

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    1 hr